August 27, 2019 During this day there were eight traffic stops. 5:07 p.m. – Caller advised of a possible drunk driver at 7th Street and Grand. 11:28 p.m. – Caller advised of a suspicious person parked in front of the Carmen Jiffy Trip. August...

August 19, 2019 Barber County Sheriff’s Office (BASO) responded to assist motorist at road side park. BASO responded to call reporting cattle out on College Hill. BASO did a VIN inspection on north Cedar. BASO responded to an abandoned vehicle on...

Northwestern Oklahoma State University will be participating in the annual Woods County Fair with a booth in the Merchants’ Building Thursday and Friday, 3 to 9 p.m., and on Saturday, 8 a.m. to noon. University personnel have volunteered their...

Voters will go to the polls Tuesday for the Sept. 10 Special Election for Aline-Cleo School District I-04 Alfalfa County Election Board Secretary Kelly Stein said today. The election is for voters inside the geographical boundaries of the Aline-Cleo...

The Woods County Election Board will be open Thursday, Sept. 5, and Friday, Sept. 6, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. for in-person voting. Registered voters in the Freedom School District will be voting on two bond issues propositions. The election board asks...

Funeral services for Richard "Dick" Kost will be at 10 a.m., Friday, September 6, 2019, at the Carmen Christian Church with Rev. Talon Brady Watkins and Rev. Kirk Board officiating. Interment will be...

Robert L. (Bob) Martin Jr., the son of Robert (Bob) and Mary Jo (Stewart) Martin, was born March 10, 1953, in Chanute, Kansas. He passed away at St. Francis Hospital in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on August 30,...

South Barber Superintendent Dr. Mylo Miller said the school's Letter of Intent for a multi-purpose safe room facility in the amount of $314,688 was awarded. The superintendent thanked Mike Loreg, Barber County Emergency Management director, for...

The Waynoka school board held its September meeting at 7 a.m. Monday. Kris Richardson from Joe D. Hall General Contractors LLC was there to give an update on the bond-funded construction at the school. Among the issues Richardson and his team are...

The Alfalfa County commissioners had a little more on the agenda Monday than those of weeks past. The three men (Jay Hague, Stan Tucker and Marvin Woodall) kicked off the meeting at 10 a.m. and began by taking care of the routine items of business (m... Full story

On Saturday, Sept. 21, at 10 a.m. the Sod House Museum near Aline will host a program titled “More Than a Spit Bath,” presented by Martha Ray of Pawnee. Ray will address everyday life in the 1800s, explaining the challenges that were faced...

Kiowa's city council conducted a public budget hearing and a special meeting in under one hour last Thursday evening, Aug. 29. All members were present except Brian Hill, who was gone as he and his wife Tammy have a new baby boy named Wyatt....

On Labor Day the 5K Race in Kiowa, Kansas, celebrated 35 years. Former Alvan Luis Chavez celebrated winning the race for the fourth consecutive year Monday. The overall winner, Chavez finished with a...

"It's lots of fun," Jim Blevins said of his passion for owning Corvettes, "America's" sports car. The 2010 model (see photo) that he bought in Tulsa is the fifth Corvette he's owned and he displayed...

ADA, Okla. – The East Central University football team will start the 2019 season playing on Norris Field at Koi Ishto Stadium when they host Northwestern Oklahoma State, Sept. 5 at 6 p.m. Tiger Quick Hits • For the second-straight season the...

RUSSELLVILLE, ARK. – The East Central University women's cross country team has been picked to finish second in the Great American Conference for 2019, as voted on by the league's head coaches. 2018 returning champions Oklahoma Baptist was picked...